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I3E Of Ce Of Attorney's Matters 10/04/2022 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ATTORNEY Dylan Reingold, County Attorney William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney Susan J. Prado, Assistant County Attorney MEMORANDUM TO: The Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Public Works Director FROM: William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney DATE: September 23, 2022 SUBJECT: Donation of County Property to the Florida Department of Transportation to be Used as Right -of -Way for the Oslo Road/1-95 Interchange Project The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is in the process of acquiring the property needed for the Oslo Road/1-95 Interchange Project (Project). The Project was approved in 2019 and construction is scheduled to begin in Summer, 2023. FDOT has filed several eminent domain lawsuits against affected property owners and Orders of Take have been entered by the court. Some of the cases have settled, but the majority are now in the discovery process and proceeding to mediation. The estimated total cost of the Project is $86,000,000 which is funded entirely by FDOT. The County has been assisting FDOT whenever possible by attending informational meetings and providing input with the redesign of County owned and maintained roads, including 82nd Avenue and Oslo Road. As a result of the construction of the Project, certain easements and rights-of-way will be impacted. The County has been asked to convey this impacted property to FDOT without consideration. The six impacted properties are as follows: • Parcel 100 is a 0.15 -acre strip of property north of Oslo Road and east of the proposed interchange. It is 30' wide and runs along the Lateral "D" Canal north of 86th Street. • Parcel 114 is a 6.65 -acre parcel of property that is 60' wide and consists of what is now is Oslo Road extending from 74th Avenue west to 86' Avenue which is on the west side of 1-95. • Parcel 116 is a 3.017 -acre strip of property that is 60' wide running south of the 141